GM To Invest $2.2B In Hamtramck Plant, Launch Electric Hummer

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HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - General Motors is eyeing Detroit for their new electric Hummer and says it plans on bringing 2,200 jobs with it.

The automaker wants to start building a 1,000 horsepower electric Hummer in Detroit.

They're investing $2.2 billion dollars at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant to start producing electric vehicles.

So far the company is only releasing a teaser to show what it might look like, then offering a full reveal this May. GM expects to start production by next year.